451a. Teach me, my God and King

1 Teach me, my God and King,
In all things thee to see,
And what I do in anything,
To do it as for thee. A-men.

2 To scorn the senses’ sway,
While still to thee I tend;
In all I do be thou the way,
In all be thou the end.

3 All may of thee partake;
Nothing so small can be,
But draws, when acted for thy sake,
Greatness and worth from thee.

4 If done to obey thy laws,
E’en servile labors shine;
Hallowed is toil if this the cause,
The meanest work, divine.

5 Thee, then, my God and King,
In all things may I see,
And what I do in anything,
May it be done for thee.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Teach me, my God and King
Author: George Herbert, 1593 - 1633
Alterer: John Wesley (and others)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1958
Topic: The Church Year: Septuagesima to Lent; The Church : Worship - The Day's Work; Confirmation (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: ST. ANDREW
Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1838 - 96
Meter: S. M.
Key: E♭ Major



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